Right now, local time in Jakarta is 03:34 (GMT+7, UTC+07:00), and today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Jakarta ranks #36 worldwide by population — the largest city in Indonesia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Jakarta GMT+7
- UTC offset
- UTC+07:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 23m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Day length
- 12h 18m
- Solar noon
- 11:37
- Daylight range
- 11h 46m (winter) – 12h 29m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Jakarta — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 6.2146° S, 106.8451° E
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Jakarta
- Country
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia
- Population
- 8,540,121 · #36 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Jakarta through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 6.21° N, 73.15° W
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Charalá, Colombia, about 8 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 15:34 GMT-5 (America/Bogota)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Jakarta today MUIS
- Fajr
- 04:08
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Dhuhr
- 11:37
- Asr
- 14:51
- Maghrib
- 17:46
- Isha
- 18:57
- Qibla direction
- 295.2° from north (WNW (295°))
Full prayer timetable for Jakarta — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Jakarta sits in the Asia/Jakarta time zone, UTC+07:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 12h 18m of daylight, and days are longer than nights. As the largest city in Indonesia, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Jakarta's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Singapore, 906 km away; even Chicago lies some 15,799 km off. Its position on the globe is 6.21° S, 106.85° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 13:34 | −14h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −12h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −10h |
| London | 20:34 | −7h |
| Paris | 21:34 | −6h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | −4h |
| Dubai | 00:34 | −3h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | −1h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | +1h |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | +1h |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +2h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +4h |
Best time to call Jakarta
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Jakarta local time:
Cities sharing Jakarta's time zone
Distances from Jakarta
| Singapore | 906 km | NNW (338°) |
| Hong Kong | 3,272 km | NNE (14°) |
| Mumbai | 4,662 km | NW (308°) |
| Sydney | 5,496 km | SE (130°) |
| Tokyo | 5,786 km | NE (34°) |
| Dubai | 6,576 km | NW (304°) |
| Moscow | 9,312 km | NNW (328°) |
| Paris | 11,586 km | NW (319°) |
| London | 11,719 km | NW (322°) |
| Los Angeles | 14,450 km | NE (50°) |
| São Paulo | 15,628 km | SW (220°) |
| Chicago | 15,799 km | NNE (18°) |
Cities near Jakarta
FAQ
What time is it in Jakarta right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Jakarta (Indonesia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Jakarta in?
Jakarta runs on the Asia/Jakarta IANA time zone (UTC+07:00), currently abbreviated GMT+7.
Does Jakarta observe daylight saving time?
Jakarta does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Jakarta today?
Jakarta sees sunrise at 05:28 and sunset at 17:46 today, giving 12h 18m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Jakarta tonight?
The moon phase over Jakarta tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Jakarta?
The antipode of Jakarta — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 6.21° N, 73.15° W. It falls on land, near Charalá, Colombia, about 8 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Jakarta?
Jakarta lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Jakarta?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Jakarta, clocks run about 23 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.